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live with us this morning with the latest. good morning to you, tracie. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. you will see the president's events take on a distinct campaign-like feel. two goals swinging through several states. first of all, to energize young voters, and as you said, sell his economic recovery plan. it's a plan that now includes a new $30 billion fund for small businesses. he signed that into law yesterday. the idea is to provide them more money so these businesses can expand, and hopefully hire more workers and affect the low jobless rate in this country. this is a message he'll take to albuquerque, new mexico, today, as president obama continues with the white house called a series of backyard meetings with voters. something that worked in his campaign that he's hoping will work in this election as well. and then later tonight, a big rally at the university of wisconsin to draw those young voters. as we get closer to this election, more criticism from democrats, from the white house on republicans. president
live with us this morning with the latest. good morning to you, tracie. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. you will see the president's events take on a distinct campaign-like feel. two goals swinging through several states. first of all, to energize young voters, and as you said, sell his economic recovery plan. it's a plan that now includes a new $30 billion fund for small businesses. he signed that into law yesterday. the idea is to provide them more money so these businesses can...
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crews used saws to dismantle the 1957 aero commander, which experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and no vehicle is safe in detroit, not even the mayor's. an suv, part of the mayor's security detail, was robbed of its wheels and put up on cinder blocks. the vehicle was parked outside a gated detroit condo, but it's not clear why the vehicle was there. police are now investigating. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karnins witha busy weather channel forecast. bill? >> good morning, lynn. all eyes are on earl. this is a monster of a storm, one of the strongest to threaten the east coast of the united states. it's been since 1950, a hurricane called helene, that was a category 4 that approached the outer banks, and this one is also a category 4 storm. if this track goes inland, just any little deviation, this could be a very destructive event. as of now, though, it's supposed to remain just barely off the coast. here's the forecast path from the hurricane center, showing it g
crews used saws to dismantle the 1957 aero commander, which experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and no vehicle is safe in detroit, not even the mayor's. an suv, part of the mayor's security detail, was robbed of its wheels and put up on cinder blocks. the vehicle was parked outside a gated detroit condo, but it's not clear why the vehicle was there. police are now investigating. >>> now for a look at your national and regional...
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not bad. >> we could all use a little zen in our lives. continue to you think? >> a little free vacation. >> that, too. >>> now here's a look at your early morning entertainment headlines -- jodie foster is standing by mel gibson after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is "the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with." "the second i met him i said i would love this man for the rest of my life." >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany, but last night he was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >>> finally, paris hilton has been booted out of japan. hilton was denied entry into the country just days after she pleaded guilty for a misdemeanor drug charge in las vegas. yesterday officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case. she was forced to schedule a scheduled tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and frag gance lines. to avoid talking about paris hilton, going through a tumultuous time in my life i would want jodie foster on my side. >> out
not bad. >> we could all use a little zen in our lives. continue to you think? >> a little free vacation. >> that, too. >>> now here's a look at your early morning entertainment headlines -- jodie foster is standing by mel gibson after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is "the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with." "the second i met him i said i would love this man for...
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lynn. >> tracy potts there for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, families who believe their loved ones were in their final resting places at arlington national cemetery, well, that is not the case. at least two bodies were in the wrong place. a recent army report detailed mismanagement that led to the handling of graves. a later senate report put that b number up to 6,600. since the army's findings, defense officials have received about 1100 calles from worried families. >>> in an nbc news schusive, andrea mitchell was granted an interview inside the iranian presidential palace wednesday. they talked about the fate of the american hikers held in iran. ahmadinejad wanted people to know that sarah had been released on passionate grounds. but en it came to infoation on thether hiker hes held in jail, ahmadinejad remained defiant. be sure to watch andrea mitchell later on this morning on "today." >> now here's a look at other stories making ns early today in america. >> texas police releas dash cam of a man who was beat dow
lynn. >> tracy potts there for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, families who believe their loved ones were in their final resting places at arlington national cemetery, well, that is not the case. at least two bodies were in the wrong place. a recent army report detailed mismanagement that led to the handling of graves. a later senate report put that b number up to 6,600. since the army's findings, defense officials have received about 1100 calles from worried...
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>> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> an american hiker, sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker, released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to oman, who put up the $500,000 that iran was demanding for her bail >> on behalf of myself and my family, if anything, i'm standing here today because of the efforts of many people and many governments. >> reporter: she was reunited there with her mother, nora, who with the other two mothers had been lobbying and begging for the release of their children, saying that they had simply wandered across the border, an unmarked border in iran from iraq and that they were certainly not spies. but the prosecutor has announced that not only are there charges of espionage agai
>> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> an american hiker, sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker, released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to oman,...
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veronica. >> tracie potts live for us this morning in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> american students and teachers could be in for jor changes. this i a special week of programming on concerns over the education system on "today." the president talks about what he wants to see happening at scools including identifying teachers who do well and getting rid of those that don't >> i think we should have longer school years. we now have our kids go to school about a month less than most other advanced countries. and that month makes a dinners. >> don't forget, our coverage of education nation continues on the "today" show and on nbc nightly news right here on this nbc station. for more resources and information, check out our ecial website, educationnation.com. >>> palestinian president mahmoud abbas says he will wait one week before deciding whether or not to quit middle east peace talks with israel. that development comes after the united states, france, england and england all expressed concern over the west bank. meahile, george mitchl has been
veronica. >> tracie potts live for us this morning in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> american students and teachers could be in for jor changes. this i a special week of programming on concerns over the education system on "today." the president talks about what he wants to see happening at scools including identifying teachers who do well and getting rid of those that don't >> i think we should have longer school years. we now have our kids go to school about...
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for more on that, we go to kristin dahlgren, live in for us in louisiana with more. kristin, good morning. >> good morning to you, lynn. day 150 and word that that relief well that they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the 2 1/2 miles below the floor of the gulf. admiral thad allen said that the two wells were connected and that the next step was to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanently seal it off. one step in the recovery. oil continues to wash ashore. and take a look at these pictures. so many dead fish. almost looks like a gravel road. scientists say it was caused by lack of oxygen and it's not uncommon here, but people are asking that the oil dispersants didn't play into that. meantime, bp's outgoing ceo tony hayward inflamed so many temperses defended bp's record testifying in britain saying there is no need to rethink deepwater drilling. meantime, here in louisiana, a push to start up the deepparty drilling to get the oil workers back to work. >> kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana, thank you. >>>
for more on that, we go to kristin dahlgren, live in for us in louisiana with more. kristin, good morning. >> good morning to you, lynn. day 150 and word that that relief well that they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the 2 1/2 miles below the floor of the gulf. admiral thad allen said that the two wells were connected and that the next step was to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanently seal it off. one step in the recovery. oil...
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lynn. >> tracy potts for us in washington. tracy, thank you. >>> and across the country, american voters will be back in the polls todayn the last major lineup of primary races before november's midterm electrics. and there are eight races with the most of the focus on the p and the battle between party regulators and newcomers from the tea party. among the hot matchups, delaware senate race. mainstream republicans there looking to avoid another tea party win and they are making a big push for nine term representative mike cassle. until recently, he was favored over christine o'donnell, but now she's got t backing of former vice presidential candidate sarah palin as well as the tea party. delaware regulators hope to avoid a replayf the stunning alaska victory in the content. >>> another race to watch, that's new hampshire's senate primary. ovit la mon tang is in a battle with kelly iodie. she now appears to be facing stiff competition. although ao did i e has the blessing of palin. >>> and for the democrats, new york represent
lynn. >> tracy potts for us in washington. tracy, thank you. >>> and across the country, american voters will be back in the polls todayn the last major lineup of primary races before november's midterm electrics. and there are eight races with the most of the focus on the p and the battle between party regulators and newcomers from the tea party. among the hot matchups, delaware senate race. mainstream republicans there looking to avoid another tea party win and they are making...
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the bunt and gestured that david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you've got nothing to play for. white sox won it, 5-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> new york's buds take to the airways. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking some time out on the rail to take in the sights and sounds of the tennessee valley. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. i just got done rendering out one of our new computer models showing how much rain is predicting to occur in the next 60 hours. the heaviest rain totals look to be just inland off the coast by about 50 to 60 miles. the potential is here for 4 to 6 inches of rain in the higher areas, but it looks like everyone has the chance to get 2 to 3 inches. mid-atlantic and new england is going on now, it will continue until this time tomorrow morning before it exits new england. tomorrow, we clear out new york and d.c. slowly in the morning. boston, dealing with a little bit of rain for the beginning of you
the bunt and gestured that david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you've got nothing to play for. white sox won it, 5-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> new york's buds take to the airways. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking some time out on the rail to take in the sights and sounds of the tennessee valley. you're watching "early today." >>>...
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. >> they have asked us to leave. so we're going to have to cut our vacation short this year. >> to the north of new england, many were making that same decision. ferries filled with vacationers headed out or emergency vehicles headed onto vulnerable islands as last-minute preparations kicked into high gear. >> once it starts, you could sit here and watch and the boats are bouncing and breaking loose. you can't get at them. >> reporter: knowing that north carolina is just the storm's first stop. >> it's going to be a very close call for much of the east coast. >> reporter: and earl may be far from done with its destruction. as we get more light now officials say they are going to be going out doing damage assessments, also the coast guard going to be doing fly-overs. the coast guard has search and rescue choppers ready to go if needed. >> kristen, thanks. in a minute, much more on earl from meteorologist bill karins. >>> meanwhile an oil platform fire right off the louisiana coast sparked fears of another oil disaster
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lynn. >> tracy potts there for us in washington. trayy, thank you. >>> well, families who believe their loved ones were in their final resting places at arlington national cemetery have just learned that is not the case. the army has discovered at least two people who were buried in the wrong place. remains have been exhumed from the graves. a recent army report detailed mismanagement that led to the handling of graves. a later senate report put that number up to 6,600. since the army's findings, defense officials have received about 1,100 calls from worried families. >>> in an nbc news exclusive, chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell was granted an interview inside the presidential palace in tehran wednesday with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. they talked about the fate of the american hikers held in iran. ahmadinejad wanted people to know that sarah shourd had been released on passionate grounds. but when it came to information on the other hiker hes held in jail, ahmadinejad remained defiant. be sure to watc
lynn. >> tracy potts there for us in washington. trayy, thank you. >>> well, families who believe their loved ones were in their final resting places at arlington national cemetery have just learned that is not the case. the army has discovered at least two people who were buried in the wrong place. remains have been exhumed from the graves. a recent army report detailed mismanagement that led to the handling of graves. a later senate report put that number up to 6,600. since the...
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the rain will be with us through the drive time. we aren't seeing that we're socked in with the rain. there will be standing water on the roadway. we will call it periods of rain with high temperatures in the low 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we'll see what is on tap for the upcoming week. for now, to the news desk. >> at thank you. 65 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> maryland opens its first casino today. i have that story coming up. >> the president pushing his economic message while pushing for votes. the campaign swing kicks off today. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a solid start for you. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. it i
the rain will be with us through the drive time. we aren't seeing that we're socked in with the rain. there will be standing water on the roadway. we will call it periods of rain with high temperatures in the low 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we'll see what is on tap for the upcoming week. for now, to the news desk. >> at thank you. 65 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> maryland opens its first casino today. i...
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[ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. [ male announcer ] savory. fluffy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®. america's favorite no calorie sweetener. no pain medicine is proven to last longer than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing lasts longer than advil. pain relief that lasts. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. >>> well, good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports -- the nfl's first weekend in action concluded last night with one of the league's most famous rivalries battling right down to the wire. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the first weekend of the nfl season ended with a dramatic finish between the redskins and cowboys, two botched plays by dallas changed the game in the final seconds of the first. tony romo, dished, quickly tackled and fumbled. deangelo hall picked up the loose ball and took it in for the score. the redskins are up 10-0 in the half. the fourth, the cowboys needing a touchdown. last pla
[ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. [ male announcer ] savory. fluffy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®. america's favorite no calorie sweetener. no pain medicine is proven to last longer than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing lasts longer than advil. pain relief that lasts. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. >>> well, good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today."...
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well, if you're watching us on knvn nbc 4 chico, california. if you're looking to start your day with some fresh air, how about some stretching and a little sun? head over to the one mile pool for yoga in the park. and that's your "pacific event of the day," lynn. >> all right, thanks, bill. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the britney spears bodyguard whose been threatening a sexual harassment lawsuit has finally filed his papers. the suit alleges that spears made repeated unwanted sexual advances and repeatedly exposed herself in front of him. spears also allegedly mistreated her children in front of him, once demanding his belt so she could "savagely hit" her youngest child. >>> elsewhere, "dancing with the stars" participants will not meet bristol palin's ex, levi johnston. "popeater" reports expecting the worst, palin has banned johnston from the set. a family friend told the website, "the only person that loves the press more than palin is levi himself." >>> "jersey shores'" snooki pleaded g
well, if you're watching us on knvn nbc 4 chico, california. if you're looking to start your day with some fresh air, how about some stretching and a little sun? head over to the one mile pool for yoga in the park. and that's your "pacific event of the day," lynn. >> all right, thanks, bill. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the britney spears bodyguard whose been threatening a sexual harassment lawsuit has finally filed...
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bakers used more than 500 egg yolks to make that cake. the annual festival is held on the day the moon is at its fullest and roundest. after visitors had a taste of the cake, they probably felt the same way. you know that weight lifter, i have to go back to him. any time you see a guy lift that much weight, i'm afraid he's going to snap in half. >> i don't know. he was as tough as they get. he was kind of skinny, but every ounce of muscle. >> yeah. he was small for all that. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> in washington, the group mothers against drunk driving, also known as madd, marked its 20th anniversary. according to madd, every minute one person is injured from an alcohol-related crash. >>> also in the capital, there will be a house hearing on legislation to reduce concussions in student athletes. according to one estimate, between 2005 and 2008, there were an estimated 400,000 concussions in high school athletes. >>> and a big day for one veteran of hollywood, a
bakers used more than 500 egg yolks to make that cake. the annual festival is held on the day the moon is at its fullest and roundest. after visitors had a taste of the cake, they probably felt the same way. you know that weight lifter, i have to go back to him. any time you see a guy lift that much weight, i'm afraid he's going to snap in half. >> i don't know. he was as tough as they get. he was kind of skinny, but every ounce of muscle. >> yeah. he was small for all that....
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this come to do us from new york, 25,000 trace one firefight firefighter's heroic footsteps. joining firefighters from across north america for the annual tunnel to towers run honoring stephen stiller, a new york firefighter when he heard about the 9/11 attack ran with 90 pounds of gear from brooklyn to manhattan to help save lives. stiller later died in the towers. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz and this is nr early stnbc n.toat your nbc station. io >>> just a month away from halloween, and one contest in germany shows why pumpkins aren't just for eating and carving. it is the international pumpkin boat championships where contestants turn giant pumpkins into engine-powered race boats speeding along a 650-feet-long course. this year's winner had a secret formula for success. for a month he was on a strict pumpkin-only diet. congratulations. >>> this weekend the jungle wasn't the only place where gorillas were running wild. in london, runners took to the streets in gorilla suits to raise money and awareness for endangered african gorillas. 700 runners got behind the cause, runni
this come to do us from new york, 25,000 trace one firefight firefighter's heroic footsteps. joining firefighters from across north america for the annual tunnel to towers run honoring stephen stiller, a new york firefighter when he heard about the 9/11 attack ran with 90 pounds of gear from brooklyn to manhattan to help save lives. stiller later died in the towers. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz and this is nr early stnbc n.toat your nbc station. io >>> just a month away from...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on how the president plans to rescue the economy. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. today the president will deliver that speech in a state where one of his harshest critics is from, republican leader john boehner, and from a region that's been hit hard by unemployment. the president's expected to urge congress to let the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy, individuals earning over $200,000 and couples over the $250,000. plus, he wants to spend $50 billion on transportation projects and create $200 billion in business tax breaks, allowing small businesses to write off capital investments next year, giving them more cash to hire new workers. >> we're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs right now. >> all of it paid for by ending tax breaks for big companies. republicans say it's the wrong approach. >> i don't think the american people want any more stimulus spending coming out of washington. we need to get our arms around the out-of-control spending. >> it's a pro
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on how the president plans to rescue the economy. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. today the president will deliver that speech in a state where one of his harshest critics is from, republican leader john boehner, and from a region that's been hit hard by unemployment. the president's expected to urge congress to let the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy, individuals earning over $200,000 and couples over the $250,000....
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but not for millions of us, the president acknowledged. >> the challenge is that the hole was so deep that a lot of people out there are still hurting. >> reporter: and when a wall street ceo complained -- we have felt like a pinata. maybe you don't feel like you're whacking us with a stick, but we certainly feel we've been getting whack with a stick. >> reporter: the president staged a comeback. >> i think most folks on main street feel like they've been beat up on. >> reporter: and he will not okay tax cuts for anthony caramucci and his friends. >> 86% of that going to people making $1 million or more and lowered the deficit at the same time. i don't have the math. >> reporter: but will he have the votes after november to keep steering the recovery? i'm steve handelsman. nbc news, capitol hill. >>> house republican leaders plan to unveil a roughly 20 point governing agenjengenda fo next congress on thursday amid crucial elections they're hoping will give them control the chamber. the agenda is expected to focus on job, spending, heath care, national security and reforming congress.
but not for millions of us, the president acknowledged. >> the challenge is that the hole was so deep that a lot of people out there are still hurting. >> reporter: and when a wall street ceo complained -- we have felt like a pinata. maybe you don't feel like you're whacking us with a stick, but we certainly feel we've been getting whack with a stick. >> reporter: the president staged a comeback. >> i think most folks on main street feel like they've been beat up on....
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tracie potts has more for us from washington. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. there was no decision on taxes, what to do about extending the bush tax cuts at the end of the year. democratic leaders had said they will not deal with that before the election. that's exactly what happened. but they barely got out of town without doing so in the house after a last-minute speech by republican leader john boehner that drew 39 democrats to his side. in the end, they agreed to adjourn without dealing with taxes by just one vote. but there was a flurry of activity before the house adjourned. they did approve several bills, including a stopgap spending measure so the government can continue to function for another two months. the fiscal year ends tomorrow. thealso approved a nasa bill that deals with the future of that program, extends both the space shuttle and the space station programs and ends the bush era program that would have landed astronauts on the moon once again. finally, a 9/11 program was extended, as well, in fact, approved to provide health coverage for em
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nbc tracie potts has more for us in washington. good morning to you, tracie. >> veronica, good morning. we're now starting to hear a tough love message from president obama, aimed not at republicans, but aimed at his own party. he said buck up and he called republicans -- rath democrats irresponsible if they're sitting on their hands complaining. he said it's inexcusable to sit on the delines. we heard some of this in wisconsin yesterday at a huge college rally, trying to fight what polls and pundits say is apathy. he told students we can't let the country fall backwards because we didn't care enoughto fight. he's doing this four-state swing through several states around the country trying to drum up support because polls are showing that democrats cod be in trouble as we head into november's elections. in fact, we have a new nbc "wall treet journal" poll take a look at this. republicans now have a three-point lead over democrats, but that's down from a nine-point lead just last month. and looking at this question, who should contr
nbc tracie potts has more for us in washington. good morning to you, tracie. >> veronica, good morning. we're now starting to hear a tough love message from president obama, aimed not at republicans, but aimed at his own party. he said buck up and he called republicans -- rath democrats irresponsible if they're sitting on their hands complaining. he said it's inexcusable to sit on the delines. we heard some of this in wisconsin yesterday at a huge college rally, trying to fight what polls...
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>> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans turned out yesterday to protest the plans. petraeus further cautioned that torching islam's holy writings would be a propaganda coup for the taliban in afghanistan and stoke anti-u.s. sentiment across the muslim world. >>> well, this morning's "usa today" reports that the u.s. military's new armored trucks are significantly reducing troop deaths in afghanistan. last year nearly 80% of insurgent bombings on humvees resulted in occupants being killed, but according to the new data, that figure dropped to 15% for attacks on the all-terrain vehicles known as mrap.
>> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracy, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. traditionally labor day has been the day we celebrate american workers of the problem is, a lot of them, millions of them, are not working. president obama will deliver an increasingly difficult message urging them to hang on. this afternoon president obama spends labor day with union leaders in milwaukee. union leaders say what has traditionally been a day of celebration has become a day of frustration for many. >> 11 million people out of work, i have less to be thankful for than those on wall street doing quite well. >> reporter: unemployment creeped up to 9.6%. jobs are being created but not nearly fast enough to ploy the millions left jobless in this recession. today and in cleveland on wednesday, the president will talk about the slow recovery and urge congress to approve $100 billion in tax breaks for small businesses. >> that's really what the bottom line is, small businesses are the engine of growth. government doesn't create the jobs. all we do is help train people for those
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracy, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. traditionally labor day has been the day we celebrate american workers of the problem is, a lot of them, millions of them, are not working. president obama will deliver an increasingly difficult message urging them to hang on. this afternoon president obama spends labor day with union leaders in milwaukee. union leaders say what has traditionally been a day of celebration has become a day of...
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if you're watching us on wnne 31 white river junction in vermont. definitely more than just fixal. got all fired up. six artists from vermont in near buy shelburne at the shelburne museum. >>> the question is are you fired up today. >> i am a little bit. >> good. >> not sure why but i am. >> i haven't seen you for a while. all right. see you soon. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. back in the '80s greed w good but today at the box office greed is just okay. the long awaited sequel wall street's money never sleeps won the box office title this week but fell short of expectations taking in only $19 million. the experts blamthat underperformance on failure to attract the younger crowd. a whopping 65% of wall street's audience was over the age of 30. also underperforming this weekend legend of the guardians, an animated fantasy adventure cost $130 million to make and some picked to win but it only managed second with a little over $16 million. perhaps the weekend's top performer was ben affleck's the town. that raid the ten-day total to over $49 miion g
if you're watching us on wnne 31 white river junction in vermont. definitely more than just fixal. got all fired up. six artists from vermont in near buy shelburne at the shelburne museum. >>> the question is are you fired up today. >> i am a little bit. >> good. >> not sure why but i am. >> i haven't seen you for a while. all right. see you soon. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. back in the '80s greed w good but today at the...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> amara, good morning. what to do about taxes? the senate has confirmed what the house said, that this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could not agree on how to move forward. the issue is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato headed into november, not one that the democrats now say they want to touch before you go to the polls. however, what they did back, a small business bill, $30 billion, a new fund to help small businesses get loans. this was mainly a democratic issue. the idea here is that if businesses have more cash, they'll hire people, buy equipment, expand and help pull this economy out of a slump. the gop called it a bailout. their plan is their new pledge to america. a government that's too big is something they say they want to get rid of if they are elected in november. t
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> amara, good morning. what to do about taxes? the senate has confirmed what the house said, that this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could not agree on how to move forward. the issue is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato...
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actually much of california, still using the air conditioner. medford, 93. pretty nice. 71 in seattle. thursday's forecast, continuing warm weather. knocking down temperatures in coastal california. look at phoenix. record high, 108 possible on thursday. if you're watching on kbbc, take a trip around the world through dance. learn dances from greece, china, russia and more at folk dancing with ethnic expression at the charleston heights arts center. that's your pacific event of the day, veronica. >> very nice. you know my mom lives in vegas, so -- >> she is? >> she is. so good morning, mom. >> send her the details so she can get out there. >> exactly. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. justin timberlake might be starring in the new movie "the social network." of facebook, justin timberlake says i don't care about my friend's feelings. they can call me and tell me. >>> and 4 an in an interview "rolling stone" president obama says his ipod has about 2,000 songs on it, including stevie wonder, bob dylan and the rollingstones. >>
actually much of california, still using the air conditioner. medford, 93. pretty nice. 71 in seattle. thursday's forecast, continuing warm weather. knocking down temperatures in coastal california. look at phoenix. record high, 108 possible on thursday. if you're watching on kbbc, take a trip around the world through dance. learn dances from greece, china, russia and more at folk dancing with ethnic expression at the charleston heights arts center. that's your pacific event of the day,...
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with the military operations in iraq behind us, president obama said last night that looking forward, the next big mission is right here at home. >> the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: with combat troops now out of iraq, president obama announced a new mission. >> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who lost their jobs back to work. >> reporter: he blamed massive deficits on financing nearly a decade of war with borrowed money. his focus now, jobs and afghanistan. he promised the pullout there will begin next summer. >> open-ended war serves neither our interests or the afghan people. >> reporter: republicans criticized the president for opposing the bush surge that turned things around in iraq. >> some leaders who opposed, criticized, and fought tooth and nail to stop the surge strategy now proudly claim credit for the results. >> reporter: today's focus? the middle east. >> we pledge to do all we can always to protect and defend the state of israel. >> reporter: today, president obama meets with israeli prime minis
with the military operations in iraq behind us, president obama said last night that looking forward, the next big mission is right here at home. >> the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: with combat troops now out of iraq, president obama announced a new mission. >> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who lost their jobs back to work. >> reporter: he blamed massive deficits on financing nearly a decade of...
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and this comes to us from whdh, 7 news in boston, massachusetts. where a group of golden girls are the newest calendar girls. the ladies bore it all for the sake of charity in a calendar photo shoot. the group, with an age range between 63 and 97 say they're thrilled to be selected over dozens of other recruits in their retirement community, but say they're even more excited to have the support of their biggest fans, their families. i love these ladies. >> it's very tasteful and very lovely. >> it's great, right? i mean -- >> yeah. >> if you got it, flaunt it. >> it was artistic, too. >> creative. >> very creative. >> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >> good monday morning, everyone. i'm tony pann. we're off to a quiet start. we actually had a front go through a couple of hours ago, but we don't expect any rain for the monday morning commute. the temperatures, mild, low to mid 60's. near 70 downtown. it's 71 at the maryland science center. 62 in parkton. the forecast for today, m
and this comes to us from whdh, 7 news in boston, massachusetts. where a group of golden girls are the newest calendar girls. the ladies bore it all for the sake of charity in a calendar photo shoot. the group, with an age range between 63 and 97 say they're thrilled to be selected over dozens of other recruits in their retirement community, but say they're even more excited to have the support of their biggest fans, their families. i love these ladies. >> it's very tasteful and very...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: it is clear the battle lines are drawn despite what we saw yesterday may have been a hint of compromise between republicans and the democratic party. republican john boehner hinting he might support president obama's plan to extend tax cuts only forethose who make up to $250,000. not for people who make more than that. but the republican party, other member, came back and made it very clear that they want these bush tax cuts extended for everyone, including the so-called wealthy, because they say those are the job creators in our society. jobs that right now are so desperately needed. interestingly, it's not a completely partisan fight, because at least three democrats agree that these cuts should be extended for everyone until the economy is on better footing. so we're looking at two deadlines coming up. first of all, the cuts expiring by the end of the year and, also, the effect of this election coming up in just a few weeks in november. lynn? >> absolutel
nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: it is clear the battle lines are drawn despite what we saw yesterday may have been a hint of compromise between republicans and the democratic party. republican john boehner hinting he might support president obama's plan to extend tax cuts only forethose who make up to $250,000. not for people who make more than that. but the republican party, other member, came back and made it very clear that they want...
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other charges filed allege soldiers dismembered and photographed corpses, used illegal drugs, tried to interfere with the investation, and asulted one private who blew the whistle on the attacks. the accused soldiers reportedly deny any wrongdoing. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in utah crews are working to contain a fast-moving fire that allegedly broke out at a machine gun range during a training exercise prompting the evacuation of over 1,000 homes. so far, there are no reports o fatalities or injuries, ough one woman was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> in new jersey, crews worked to clean up thousands of rotting fish that washed up at a local beach. it's not clear what caused the massive fish kill, but low oxygen levels could be to blame. the depament of environmental protection is investigating. >>> and in louisiana, local artists and celebrities came together for a unique fundraising project. turning shin-high shrimp boots into works of art. over 40 uniquely designed boots, including one signed by saints head coach, and a boo
other charges filed allege soldiers dismembered and photographed corpses, used illegal drugs, tried to interfere with the investation, and asulted one private who blew the whistle on the attacks. the accused soldiers reportedly deny any wrongdoing. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in utah crews are working to contain a fast-moving fire that allegedly broke out at a machine gun range during a training exercise prompting the evacuation...
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the shiny treasure caught his eye, and he was able to use his hook to fish it out. a local museum is now offering a $1,700 reward for the rare find, which, michelle, is funny. the guy said, eh, i'm going to go back to catching fish. they give a little bit more of a fright when you're trying to reel them in. i thought, really? $1700. >> i was going to say, i'm not much of a fisherman, but if i have a potential of catching a gold bracelet, what are you doing this weekend? >> exactly. we're heading out together. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. this morning former heads of the 9/11 commission will hold a press conference to release an updated report on the current state of the terrorist threat against the united states. transportation secretary ray lahood will announce new regulations on pilot fatigue. the new guidelines are expected to restrict the number of hours a pilot can fly without sleep during a 24-hour period. >>> and an impressive list of celebrities will unite, joining hosts brian williams, ka
the shiny treasure caught his eye, and he was able to use his hook to fish it out. a local museum is now offering a $1,700 reward for the rare find, which, michelle, is funny. the guy said, eh, i'm going to go back to catching fish. they give a little bit more of a fright when you're trying to reel them in. i thought, really? $1700. >> i was going to say, i'm not much of a fisherman, but if i have a potential of catching a gold bracelet, what are you doing this weekend? >> exactly....